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In the first quarter of the Twentieth Century, two atypical briar pipes were in production: the General Dawes and the Captain Warren. We all probably have a degree of familiarity with these two pipe formats, but what about their history? You can easily find something about General Dawes on Wikipedia, pipedia, several other websites, in books, and in news clippings … a fire hose-full of information. Nary a word on Captain Warren. And how did both pipes get their names? Again, the General Dawes pipe was prominent in its day, the Captain Warren pipe? Well, read on. | In the first quarter of the Twentieth Century, two atypical briar pipes were in production: the General Dawes and the Captain Warren. We all probably have a degree of familiarity with these two pipe formats, but what about their history? You can easily find something about General Dawes on Wikipedia, pipedia, several other websites, in books, and in news clippings … a fire hose-full of information. Nary a word on Captain Warren. And how did both pipes get their names? Again, the General Dawes pipe was prominent in its day, the Captain Warren pipe? Well, read on. | ||
Curiosity did not kill this cat, so I began a search resulting in a substantive narrative about both the persons and the pipes. I think that you’ll find it a fascinating and exhaustive, but not exhausting, slice of pipe history. (Some who have read my articles in ''Pipes & Tobaccos'' magazine or on pipedia.org, have told me that many of my tobacco and pipe topics are irrelevant for today’s pipe-smokers. Others have called me a babble merchant or a master of prolixity, a sesquipedalian rather than a simple story teller. And others have said that when asked the time of day, I often build a watch. Perhaps, but this story is too good not to tell it.) | Curiosity did not kill this cat, so I began a search resulting in a substantive narrative about both the persons and the pipes. I think that you’ll find it a fascinating and exhaustive, but not exhausting, slice of pipe history. (Some who have read my articles in ''Pipes & Tobaccos'' magazine or on pipedia.org, have told me that many of my tobacco and pipe topics are irrelevant for today’s pipe-smokers. Others have called me a babble-merchant or a master of prolixity, a sesquipedalian rather than a simple story teller. And others have said that when asked the time of day, I often build a watch. Perhaps, but this story is too good not to tell it.) | ||
Before I get into the granular details, what’s the distinguishing difference between the two pipes? The Dawes usually (generally, almost always) had a flat-ish or setter bottom, and the Captain Warren usually (generally, almost always) had a round-ish bottom. “On a lighter note, smokers might be interested to learn that [General] Dawes popularized the Dawes pipe. If you’ve never seen one, think of the letter P. Now rotate it ninety degrees to the right, and you’ll get the idea” (John R. Schmidt, ''Hidden Chicago Landmarks'', 2019). | Before I get into the granular details, what’s the distinguishing difference between the two pipes? The Dawes usually (generally, almost always) had a flat-ish or setter bottom, and the Captain Warren usually (generally, almost always) had a round-ish bottom. “On a lighter note, smokers might be interested to learn that [General] Dawes popularized the Dawes pipe. If you’ve never seen one, think of the letter P. Now rotate it ninety degrees to the right, and you’ll get the idea” (John R. Schmidt, ''Hidden Chicago Landmarks'', 2019). | ||